New York Film Festival

News about New York Film Festival, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Oct. 4, 2014

Manohla Dargis reflects on diversity of selections in 52nd edition of New York Film Festival. MORE

Sep. 30, 2014

Stephen Holden notes that New York Film Festival lineup is dominated by noir stories and artist biopics; lists upcoming screenings he is looking forward to. MORE

Sep. 26, 2014

A O Scott takes note of nine significant movies opening at the 52nd annual New York Film Festival. MORE

Sep. 24, 2014

The director’s public service announcement about elephant poaching will be shown Saturday, and Ms. Bigelow will moderate a panel on the subject. MORE

Aug. 28, 2014

A O Scott Critic's Notebook; Fall Festival Season, first leg of Oscar race, begins, with filmmakers at Telluride, Toronto and New York hoping audiences will still show up to be first to see movies in increasingly digital era. MORE

Jul. 17, 2014

The premiere of the David Fincher film will take place at the 52nd edition of the festival. MORE

Oct. 17, 2013

Premiere of Spike Jonze movie Her, which closed New York Film Festival, stirs after-party buzz at Top of the Standard despite absence of star Scarlett Johansson. MORE

Oct. 6, 2013

New York Film Festival is presenting most comprehensive survey of Jean-Luc Godard films that has ever been screened in New York; will show almost all his works, including his 1960s films, political tracts, art films and rarely screened television series. MORE

Oct. 5, 2013

A O Scott observes that this year's New York Film Festival features interesting movies that straddle both the American commercial mainstream and the realm of international art cinema. MORE

Oct. 3, 2013

Manohla Dargis and A O Scott examine highlights of films featured in Views From the Avant-Garde program at the New York Film Festival. MORE

Sep. 30, 2013

Steven Holden Critic's Notebook on the New York Film Festival, now in its 51st year; festival has expanded over years and developed what could be described as split personality, toeing line between mainstream entertainment and highbrow cinema. MORE

Sep. 27, 2013

Manohla Dargis observes that the 51st New York Film Festival features tough dramas, more comedies than usual and a Godard tribute. MORE

Aug. 22, 2013

Ms. Blanchett (of “Blue Jasmine”) and Mr. Fiennes (“The English Patient”) are among the artists “who have made significant artistic contributions to film culture in the past and will continue to do so in the future,” the Film Society of Lincoln Center said. MORE

Aug. 19, 2013

The festival’s roster includes “Inside Llewyn Davis,” by Joel and Ethan Coen; “The Wind Rises,” a new animated feature directed by Hayao Miyazaki; and “About Time,” a romantic comedy that Richard Curtis says will be his swan song. MORE

Aug. 8, 2013

“Her” stars Joaquin Phoenix as a man who becomes smitten with his computer’s operating system, whose voice is provided by Scarlett Johansson. MORE

Aug. 1, 2013

Ben Stiller stars in and directed “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” based on James Thurber’s classic short story about a melancholy daydreamer. MORE

Jul. 29, 2013

Directed by Paul Greengrass and based on real-life events, “Captain Phillips” stars Tom Hanks as the commanding officer of the Maersk Alabama, a United States-flagged cargo ship that was hijacked by Somali pirates. MORE

Oct. 9, 2012

New York Film Festival's 50th edition offers a dynamic mixed bag of 33 eclectic main features, ensuring that Richard Pena, the festival's guiding force who is retiring after 25 years, goes out with style. MORE

Oct. 3, 2012

Stephen Holden gives examples of movies in the New York Film Festival's 50th anniversary lineup that illustrate the passage of time. MORE

Sep. 28, 2012

A O Scott welcomes the arrival of the 50th New York Film Festival, which in its middle age offers both an appreciation of cinema's past and a glimpse into its future. MORE

Sep. 23, 2012

Michael Cimino's epic western Heaven's Gate was poorly received in 1980 but has since gained new respect and has been screened at several international film festivals; a digital restoration of the film by the Criterion Collection will be shown at this year's New York Film Festival. MORE

Aug. 27, 2012

New York Film Festival will offer a Midnight Movies sidebar that will celebrate genre films. MORE

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